European hardwood industry still strong despite slow construction sector
According to latest Eurostat figures, building construction contracted by 0.2% in May over April 2019, while civil engineering output [...]
August 13, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Europe
Euroconstruct: Growth of European construction sector expected to slow in the next years
European construction output is forecasted to increase by less than 2% in 2019, and by less than 1.5 percentage [...]
July 31, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Construction / Europe
Stora Enso plans capacity increase in CLT and construction beam mills
Stora Enso has initiated feasibility studies for a possible cross laminated timber (CLT) unit in connection [...]
July 30, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Europe
Vietnam-EU FTA to boost deliveries of Vietnamese wood products to the European market
Vietnam and the European Union (EU) last week signed a landmark free trade deal that will [...]
July 17, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / Asia & Middle East / Europe
Impact of trade dispute with China for the US wood industry
The US trade and tariff war with China that has been reignited in recent weeks is directly impacting American log [...]
July 15, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Pulp & Paper / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Wood-based Panels / China / North America
US and China to restart tariffs talks; the US will no longer impose new tariffs
On June 29, Chinese President Xi Jinping met with US President Trump in Osaka, Japan. During [...]
July 15, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Industry Prices / Wood Construction / Wood Furniture / Woodworking Machinery / China / North America
Segezha Group launches 250,000 m2/yr CLT plant construction
Segezha Group launched construction of the CLT manufacturing plant. The modern engineered material for wooden construction to be produced in [...]
July 10, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Russia
Russian pine gains market share in the Chinese market
In recent years, the central and western regions have become a hot spot for China's [...]
July 3, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / China / Russia
The Swedish glulam industry continues to gain market share despite reduced construction activity
The Swedish glulam industry continues to gain market share. The first quarter of 2019 shows a [...]
July 2, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Europe
China to recognize wood framing in new standard
Wood Frame Construction Technology (WFC) has officially been recognized for the first time by China’s Green Building Evaluation Standard [...]
July 1, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Construction / China
